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美联国际英语价格The editors will decide if your idea is suitable and then send you rules and the form We anted to promote awareness of hunger because every day children are dying of starvation.”It was a great success.The local newspaper and TV reported it and we received many donations.”Men Yu and her classmates organized this activity to raise money for a good cause,and in the process she formed strong friendships.“Coming to another country to study requires a big adjustment and it takes a while to fit in.I used to feel lonely and homesick at times,but doing this with the other students brought us really close and I made new friends from different backgrounds.I also feel more positive. In the often felt I could not handle the pressure of studyingbut this experience made realize how lucky I am to have enough food and chance to get education.It has given me the motivation to succeed.”Lu Hao, Lin Ying and Meng Yu are all helping to make other peoples lives better,and have found their own lives enriched as a consequence.By serving their local or national community,or an international project,youth volunteers become confident and mature.They also make great fiends,gain new skills and increase their chances of getting the job of their drams.Would you like to make a difference by becoming a volunteer?INTEGRATING SKILLSReadingDENIM JEANSIt is the weekend!Time to have fun and relax,and time for young people to take off their school uniform and put on their favourite casual clothes.When teenagers have a free day, many of them like to wear a pair of denim jeans.Although the styles many change from year to year,jeans never go completely out of fashion.They are part of the lifestyle of many of todays youth.you need to apply for the record.Afterwards, if all goes well, a Guinness official will come to inspect your attempt.If you are successful, the official will confirm the record and you will get a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records stating that you are a world record holder!INTEGRATIN SKILLSReadingARE YOU EXPERIENCED?“Hey man, try that 360 again!”It is Saturday afternoon and a group of teenagers are trying new tricks on the parks skating ramp.Every weekend, after finishing their homework, Lin Yong and about a dozen of his friends grab their wheels and head down to the park to hang ten.Lin Yong is seventeen and a skilful skateboarder.He and his friends decided to build the ramp three years ago after watching a skateboarding competition on TV.Together with two of his classmates, Lin Yong went to the local park and told the park administration about their plans.Two weeks after thee manager had given them his permission, the ramp was ready and the friends held a grand opening.“All of our schoolmates were here, as well as many of our parents and other kids from the neighborhood.There were even some grandparents who came to see what it was all about.”The ramp soon became popular and the teenagers have started a skateboarding club called Fun On Wheels.Skateboards have been around since the 1970s, but they have recently become popular again.Many teenagers have discovered the skateboard as a result of TV shows, films and competitions such as the X Games.The X Games are like the Olympic Games for sports that are less familiar to us than sports like football and basketball.A new generation of sports is capturing the hearts and minds of people who are willing to try something new.These new sports are called “extreme sports” and all centre on the “X-factor”- the pure joy of doing something that you did not think you could do and overcoming your fears.Extreme sports are different from regular sports.Instead of simply trying to defeat the other team or set a new record, many extreme sports are about beauty, harmony and thrills.In fact, some extreme sports are not really “sports” at all,because they do not have clear rules about winning or losing.The goal of a “competition” many simply be to have fun and enjoy the excitement of trying something new.Lin Yong loves the feeling he gets when he is getting ready for a ride.“Its hard to describe the feeling. I get excited and my heart beats faster.Then my mind becomes clear and I concentrate on the way my body moves in the air.”Watching Lin Yong and his friends fly through the air makes you wonder whether the sport is too dangerous.“No”, Wang Wei, a sixteen-year-old skater says.“all the riders wear helmets and other equipment to protect themselves.We dont let anyone try a dangerous trick unless we know that they are skilled enough to perform it safely.”One thing is clear; these enthusiastic teenage skateboarders are enjoying every minute.Everyone smiles after a good ride and three is a strong feeling of friendship among the riders.As Lin Yong says, “Once you are Xperienced, your life will truly change!”Unit 1 INTEGRATING SKILLSReadingCOLLECTING STAMPS AND COINSStaring a stamp collection is easy and not very expensive.Before you start, you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect.Most people collect stamps that have something to do with what they are interested in:a certain country, a type of animal,a famous person or even a sport.Whatever you choose, you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps:you will learn about people, geography, architecture, history and culture.Once you know what you want to collect,there are a few thins you need.First of all, you need stamps, of course.Luckily, it is easy to get hold of them.You can collect stamps that come to your in the mail,ask your friends to let you have their old stamps,or you can buy used stamps.When you get a letter with a stamp on it,carefully cut out the stamp.Leave lots of room around the stamp so that you will not damage it.Put the stamp in water and wait until the water has dissolved the glue so that you can safely remove the stamp.Carefully lift the stamp off the paper and place it on a clean sheet of paper to dry.A stamp can get wrinkled and ugly when it dries,so place the wet stamp between two clean sheets of paper and put some books on top.You do not need much equipment to collect stamps,but it is necessary to have a pair of tweezers and a magnifying glass.The tweezers will help you t